Dear Friend in the Lord, “Human and Divine Support”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prophesised that His disciples will desert Him, when He is being persecuted. Jesus’ True Strength and Support come from His Father. Ponder on, “We are weak and sinful. So, we cannot be fully sure that we will not deny Jesus and one…
St Rita of Cascia, religious7th Week of Easter (A) : Monday 22nd May 2023Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 67:2-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps. Wk. III) The Entrance Antiphon today contains one of the last promises of Jesus before the Ascension – the promise of the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples and consequently upon the whole Church. In…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:1-7 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; so that, just as you have given him power over all humanity, he may give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And eternal…
Dear Friend in the Lord, “World Social Communications Sunday” – Faith: In today’s secular world, the message of the Truth of Salvation is often distorted. In fact, many who use social media promote negative values that are against the Gospel Values of Jesus. Ponder on, “Jesus proclaimed the Truth that Glorifies His Father. Do we…
Lord, I believe there is no force in the world that is greater than You7th Week of Easter (A) : Sunday 21st May 2023Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 26:1,4,7-8a; 1 Pt. 4:13-16; Jn. 17:1-11a (Ps. Wk. III) Prayer is also the heartbeat of the Christian life. In the first reading, we are told that after Jesus was…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 16:23b-28 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In all truth I tell you, anything you ask from the Father he will grant in my name. Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and so your joy will be complete. I have been telling you…
Dear Friend in the Lord, “Father’s Love for Us”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “The Father Himself loves you for loving Me, and for believing that I come from God.” Ponder on, “When we strive to live God’s Will with sincerity, we will surely experience His Divine Love constantly Protecting, Caring and…
St Bernardine of Siena, priest6th Week of Easter (A) : Saturday 20th May 2023Acts 18:23-28; Ps. 46:2-3,8-9,10; Jn. 16:23b-28 (Ps Wk II) In the passage from Acts we see how the early Church shared the message of Jesus. Apollos had been baptized with the baptism of repentance, but he hadn’t received the full message of…
Lord, may Your will always be accomplished in our world6th Week of Easter (A) : Friday 19th May 2023Acts 18:9-18; Ps. 46:2-7; Jn. 16:20-23a (Ps Wk II) Everything appeared to be going against Paul and his followers. Some had responded to his preaching by embracing the faith, but most opposed him. They plotted and schemed…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 16:20-23 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In all truth I tell you, you will be weeping and wailing while the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy. ‘A woman in childbirth suffers, because her time has come; but when she has given birth to…